Study Suggests Small Diet Changes Make Big Difference
Researchers Recommend More Fruits, Veggies, Less Fat, Sugar
November 16, 2004
A new study suggests that small diet substitutions can make a big impact in the fight against obesity.
Researchers recently added fruits and vegetables and reduced fat and sugar in the diets of 24 women. The women felt just as full and satisfied with the modified diets -- even when the calories were cut by 30 percent and the portion sizes were cut by 25 percent.
Women in the study ate in the Penn State lab for two days a week for four weeks. During the two days, they ate about 800 fewer calories. The substitutions accounted for a drop of 800 calories a day.
Researchers said they focused on cutting calorie density -- or the number of calories per gram of food. They also said women in the study did not compensate for the calorie deficit when they were allowed to eat freely.
The results were presented Tuesday at the North American Association for the Study of Obesity. Researchers at Penn State's College of Health and Human Development led the study.
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